Means for carrying spare wheels or tires



Nov. 3, 1931. H. AUSTIN 1,830,183

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H. AUSTIN MEANS FOR CARRYING SPARE WHEELS 0R TIRES Flled July 2l 1928 Nov. 3,1931. 1 H. Ausw 1,830,183

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Patented YNov. 3, 1931 ffl/UNITED. STATES PATENT carica HERBERTAUSTIN, or' naonsenovn, ENGLAND -MEANS FonoARRYING sin/.inn WHEELS on rinus 1 Application ined July 2;;'1928L`seria1 No. 294,398, and in Great' Britain July 26,7192?.

Y Whenone or more sparewheels or tires have been carried at therear'ofa motor vehicle, it has been usual eithery to place them inavertical-position, andi sometimes in a 5 suitable receptacle, or else they have been laid along yhorizontally beneath the rear end of the body and between the/,chassis frame inembers; VIn the former case, if luggage isl being carried atk the rear kont the vehicle', it must be placed upona luggagegrille which is tothe rear of the spare wheels or tires, and this necessitates the load being placed undesirably far to the rear. lNhen the spare wheel or tire islaid horizontally there is the inconvenience that ya portion'foi the wheel or tire usually projects unduly far to the reary of the vehicle.

rvThe present invention consists in an karrangement whereby one or more wheels or tires may be carriedin thevertical position in cases in which there is no luggage; but can be' yreadily changed tov thehorizontal posi-V tion such-as when it is` desired; to carry luggage the latter then being placed on a luggage grillewhich cornes vcverror partlyv over the 5 spare, wheel or wheels ,or tire or tires. In this manner the minimum rearward projec-V tion isobtained both when travelling -without luggage and when travelling with luggage;

'According to one form of the invention, two fixed receptacles areprovided for a spare wheeler tire,; one of these receptacles being substantially horizontal and the other substantially'vertical, and they are-arranged in such a manner that the onev intersects the` other;vbut'the vertical receptacle is prefer- 1 ably arranged so thaty it does not project above the vupper surface of the horizontalre'ceptacle, thereby allowing the luggage grille to be placed at such'level. When it is not required 0 to carry luggage, the wheeler tire is placed in the vertical receptacle and passes upwards across the plane of the upperl surface of the horizontal receptacle the luggage grille then being` turned up out of the way. lhen it Ais 5 required to carry luggage, the wheel or tire is removed from the vertical receptacle and placed in 1 the horizontal receptacle which intersects the vertical receptacle andthe luggage grille is turned down 'overit. VSuitable 0 means areprovided for retaining thejwheel or tire in the receptacle vsuch means consisting preferably of leather straps secured to the receptacle and arranged so` as to be strapped. round two or more spokes of the wheel or round the tire. l f y f It desired, each receptacle may be duplicated, that isto say'the vertical receptacle may have a Vsecond vertical receptacle secured to its back face, and the horizontal receptacle may have a second horizontal receptacle secured to its under face'.

According to another modification, there is konly a single receptacle in respect of each wheel or tire and such receptacle is pivoted in relation to the rear end of the frame of the vehicle so that it can be turned from a substantially vertical position, in which it will normally be used, to a horizontal position ,when it is desired to carry luggage. yThe luggage grille in this case may be pivoted as L in the othermodification and may beturned up Vwhen the receptacle is in the vertical position. n v

f In this modification also the receptaclek may be duplicated that is to say itmay have 7 a second receptacle secured to what is its rear face when in the vertical position.l

In yeither of the Vmodifications described above the-luggage grille may yform a part of the receptacle or of the horizontal receptacle in the case where there is a horizontal and vertical receptacle. f

In order that the invention'rnay be clearly understood, convenient applications thereof are described with reference to the drawings herewith," or which v Figurefli's a side elevation of a device for carrying two"v spare wheels at the rear of a motor vehicle in accordance with this inven-` tion. i

Figure 2 is a rear elevation partly broken'V away of the device shownin Figure l. 'y

Figure 3 is a side elevation ot a modification of the invention showing a pivoted receptacle in a substantially vertical position,

- and showing also anv additional receptacle 3 except that the additional receptacle is 10U A there is4 riveted a bracket C Aand riveted to the r bracket are the following members, a member D which passes vertically down from the bracket and then horizontally vacross tothe other side where it connects with the other bracket C; an. upwardly rprojecting member E which isriveted at its upperend to a horizontal member F, there being .a member F at each side of the vehicle, and a short upwardly projecting member Gl which at its upper end is also riveted-.to the member F. The member Fon each side. is preferably Vformed in one piece with a transversely extending member l-l which does not show in F lgure 2 because a corresponding transverse member K lies to the rear of it. rlhe forward ends of the members F are riveted to a transverse member J which passes across v i in front of the wheel when in the vertical position and serves also as al guard to pro tect the vehicle lbody from luggage when placed upon the grille. L is a luggage grille pivoted on each side to a lug of the corresponding memberr E to'turn about a pivot centre M so that it can be turned from the position shown in full lines in Figure l down to the horizontal position indicated by brokenV lines at L. N is a transverse horizontal strip bent at its' ends upwardly and outwardly and each outwardly bent portion riveted to the top ofthe dumb-iron on Vthe respective side. Y O is a horizontal longitudinal central'strip riveted to the middle point of the member N and'passes forwards along the central line of the vehicle and then vertically upwards at l?.A It is then bent forwardly and .bolted to a transverse angle member Q, which is riveted or bolted between side frame Y members of the chassis.

` The member K, already referred to, connects at its ends with two side members R, being preferably' in one piece therewith, vand these members R, at their forward ends, are riveted to thek member H but each is inset slightlyV at R so as to form a forward abuti mentto the second spare wheel or tire'. ,To

each member R there is riveted one end of ay member S which passes 'down ateachside Y andhorizontally and transversely across underneath the second spare wheel .when the ylatter is in the vertical position, and the member S is connected to the member, D by struts T placed one at either side.V U is a member which extends forwardly from the middle of the member D to which it is secured at its rearward end and is bent upwardly at its forward end andl bolted to the member O.

which passes round underneath the wheel.

rlhe wheel may be securedin'the receptacle vby means of a pair of vstraps a each of which is' attached to the member H and is passed round a spoke of the wheel. The other wheel X is entered into the receptaclewhich is formed between the transverse member K and the inset portions R and between the longitudinal portions of the members R and the member S. Y is a strip riveted Vunderneath tllie middle of the strip `S to locate the wheel in p ace. t f

When it is desiredA to carry luggage the wheels must be taken out of the vertical receptacles, the luggage grille L turned down to the position L and the wheels put in the horizontal receptacles. The upper of these is formed by the rearwardly extending member O and the transverse member N with its bentup endsv and by the vertical members E. The spare wheel'is retained in this receptacle by straps, not shown, which may pass round the spokes of the wheel and round any suitable transverse or vertical member of the device, for instance the horizontal member H or the ends of the horizontal member J maybe utilized for such purpose. The lower receptacle is formed betweenthe members T Tand with- `in the members D and S andis closed at its the lower spare wheel may be strapped to the upper.

If it is desired to carry only a single spare wheel the members U, T, S and R can be readily detached but the memberU is useful to steady the member D.

Referring to Figures 3, 4: and 5, only a single receptaclefis shown, except in Figure 3, and Vthemain receptacle is pivoted' to turn about the pivot axis b of a pair of brackets c c, each of which is riveted upon the top of the respective dumb iron CZ; The receptacle comprises a pair of members ye' e one at each side each being pivoted to its respective bracket-,0. These members e e are formed in one piece with a transverse member f which passes across and forms a part of the bottom of the receptacle when the latter is in its horizontal position (see F igure'd). Riveted at its ends to each member e is a member g which passes rearwardly-'therefrom whenin the horizontal position (see vr,Figure 4) and ris connected across transversely to the other side by a member la, the members g and h together forming the luggage grille as well as Jforming the upper boundary of the receptacle when in the horizontal position.

ber g is a member j, which is vertical in Figure 4, and these two members extend downwardsA and are connected across by a ,trans-y verse member k, not shown in Figure'4) with which they may be inl one piece, and the member lo forms a second bottom member for-the` receptacle when in the yhorizontalpo-y sitiOn. To the middle of the height of each member y' there is riveted one end of a member m which passes forwardly at either side of the spare wheel and across the front thereof, and to about the middle of the member m there is riveted a ymember n to keep the orward part of the wheel in place. p p are a pair of slanting struts connecting between the outer end of each member g and the A the receptacle is secured in either of its two Vwhich is carried on the grille.

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positions by means of wing nuts fw.V lThe wheel is secured in the receptacle by means cfa pair of straps m secured to the member4` and each passing yroundrv a spoke Voi: the wheel. y is a guard rail rivetedat its ends to the brackets c c and serving `to guard the body of 'the vehicle from the luggage g vNormally the spare wheel is carriedy in 'the' position indicated in Figure 3; but, when f it is desired to carry luggage, the wing nut',

wis removed andthe receptacle containing the spare wheel' is swung down to the position shown in Figure 4 wheny the brackets g passover the upper ends of the studs t after which the wing nuts 'w are screwed on to secure the receptacle. n

The wheel, when in the horizontal position, lies forwards against the member my and downwards upon the members f and jk while it is kept from upward movement by the transverse portion of the `member y.

A second spare wheel or 'spare` tire canditdesired be carried'in this casealsov as indicated in Figure 3 an additional receptacle being provided for such ypurpose secured to the pivoted receptacle by bolting'cit to the members j y' and n and also to f if desired.y

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nected to an intermediate point of eachpmem-- yIt will vbe seen ,thaty with both thecon.- structi'ons described above, the spare wheels vorspare tires can normally becarried vertically closeup against the back of the vehicle, and'cany be' moved down tothe horilfzontal position 'when' it is required to carry luggage, and that the luggage,in such case, :does not projectany further to the rear'than is normally the case. f

Havingully described my invention, what claim aand ydesire to secure-.by Letters Patent is:,`

y 1'. Means `for carrying a spare wheel or fsparertirei at the rear of' a motor vehicle comreceptacle being substantially horizontaly with 1an opening at .the rear, andthe other part of said receptacle being. substantially vertical with an opening at the top, the wheel or tire when in the .vertical part of said receptacle cutting across the space it occupies when in the horizontal part of said receptacle.

^ 2. Means for carrying a spare wheel or kspare tire at the rear of a motor vehicle comprising a two-part receptacle, one part ofsaid receptacle being substantially horizontal with an opening at the rear and the other part of said receptacle being substantially vertical with anopening at the top, the wheel or tire when in the vertical part of said receptacle cutting across the spacev it occupies when in the horizontal part ofL said receptacle and a further receptacle for carrying a further spare wheel or tire placed against the rear face of the substantially vertical part of said receptacle.

. 3. Meansyor carrying a spare wheel or spare tire at the rear of a motor vehicle comprising a two-,part receptacle one part of said receptacle being horizontal with an opening at the rear and the other part of said receptacle being substantially vertical with an opening at the top, the wheel or tire when in the vertical partv of said receptacle cutting across the space it occupies when inthe horizontal part of said receptacle and a further receptacle for carrying a further spare wheel or tire placed against the under face of the horizontal part of said receptacle.

'4. Means for carrying a spare wheel or spare tireat the rear of a motor vehicle comprising a two-part receptacle one part of said receptacle being substantially horizontal with an opening at the rear and the other part of Vsaid receptacle being substantially vertical with an openingat the top, the wheel or tire when in the vertical part of said receptacle cutting across the space it occupies when in thehorizontalpart of said receptacle, and a luggage ,grille forming the top of the horivzontal part'of said receptacle and adapted to be turned up to a substantially vertical position when the spare wheel or tire is placed in the substantially vertical part of said p receptacle.

prising a two-part receptacle onepart of said cui" ceptacle cutting across the space it occupies When` in thehorizontul part. of said receptacle t lio y brackets for carrying said two-part recep' 5. MeansA for carrying la spare Wheel orspare tire at the rear of a motor Vehicle, comprising a vtwo-part receptacle,V one-part Y of l said receptacle being substantially horizontal With an opening at the rearandthe other part Vof *saidreceptacle being subst.eultJiaLllyva Y Vertical With'anfopening at the top, the Wheel or tire when inthel Vertical perl', of said retaclemounted one on each dumbiron at the lrear of the Vehicle,. anda cross member at` the rear of the Vehicle, to an intermediate vpoint of Which,i said two-part receptacle is connected. v

' 'In'Witness whereof I have lierento signed my name this 22nd day of June, 19128. HERBERT AUSTIN. 

